Well they're actually Manchester accents (apart from Ricky Tomlinson) but ok.

I imagine it's less to do with drinking now. Drug driving is definitely more prolific, as are distractions such as people on their phones. The USA is very much a country reliant on cars which is the UK is less so (with public transport), though not by a lot I imagine.

My Mum told me that when she lived in Cambridge many many years ago she drove down ( where we live now and where I’m from) to London for a party she got back in the car with the intention of going home but she started driving she started to feel / as Julie said in the programme could happen) the affects of the alcohol so she stopped off at a hotel,as the staff if a room was accessible thankfully there was so she spent the night there and drove home the next day. And in more recent years my Dad was taking me to a photography class and he was going to take a bottle of beer with him for the ( as we sometimes do with any drink) journey but I managed to persuade him not to take the risk yes it was just one bottle but as they pointed out on this episode even one drink can affect your driving performance when you think about it? Also had we been stuck in ( as it often happens) traffic the police might’ve been around and had they seem my Dad with the drink they might’ve breathlleised him? Of course he wouldn’t dream of drink driving but it goes to show doesn’t it? Zz

I agree. Once the titles and theme music were revamped in 1999 it lost its thrilling appeal imo. Everything before 1999 is compelling viewing.

Definitely worth the watch!